BlockMaple River, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Maple River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51401. The Survey maps it on the Carroll West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Carroll West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Maple River between 2007 and 2011, burning about 100 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1408 N WEST ST., IOWA |
| 31 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2341 HWY 30, IA |
| 6 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 22373 150TH ST. CARROLL, IA, IA |
| 4 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 25607 HWY 30 CARROLL, IA, IA |
| 25 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 150TH ST. AND KITTYHAWK AVE. NORTH OF CARROLL, IA, |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Maple River: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handlos Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maple River in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple River | $75,000 | Half mile of power poles snapped off 3 miles west and 1 mile north of Carroll near the town of Maple River. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple River | $5,000 | Emergency manager reported damage to sheds and outbuildings. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple River | $5,000 | Power poles down at the intersection of Ivy Ave and Highway 30. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Maple River | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Maple River | - | A brief tornado occurred north of Highway 30 west of Carroll Iowa. The tornado was found using high resolution satellite imagery. The tornado was brief and did not impact any damage indicators, hence the EFU rating. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Carroll | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Arcadia | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Breda | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Halbur | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Roselle | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Kentner | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lidderdale | 8.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1994644. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.